How would it feel to fall in love with love itself but not know? The tale of Psyche and Cupid goes a so. Psyche, a beautiful princess, was often compared to Venus. Venus you could imagine was not thrilled to be compared to such a mere mortal like Psyche herself. Out of spite, Venus ordered her son Cupid to strike Psyche with one of his bows to torture the princess. One small prick from Cupid's arrow will put a mortal like Psyche in a treacherous state of irrational unbending love. Now Cupid loved his mother with such devotion, but one look at Psyche could make even the most honorable son betray his mother's trust. With Psyche and his mother Venus none the wiser, Cupid led the princess to safety and hid her away in a sanctuary. Cupid would love on her at night and fly away in the morning so she would never who he was. She had almost everything she could ever want: riches, servants, and a loving husband. Cupid used darkness to conceal his true identity. Image info: ...
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